Download the H3Droid universal installer!

This is still considered beta, so there may be bugs, use at your own risk!

Connect your HDMI display or installer would switch to CVBS!
First boot, especially from SDcard can take an extended amount of time because of DEXOPT. The best way to tell progress is to watch the red LED (on Orange Pi boards) once the boot animation has completed (blinking is a good thing).
The first time you enable Network (WiFi / Ethernet) it may take a significant amount of time (gapps updates are hundreds of megs). Subsequent boots should be much faster.
If you are working from an SDcard, at boot time wait for the red LED to stop blinking before you start working for the best experience.
Beware of the RED light! RED LED == I/O busy. I/O busy == Android busy. Android busy for too long == Reboot.

H3Droid Image Installer (H3ii)

List of changes between versions is available further down the page.

[READ FIRST] What is H3ii and how do I use it?
Download Current Version:
CDN h3droid_installer.img.xz
CDN h3droid_installer.img.xz.md5
Main h3droid_installer.img.xz
Main h3droid_installer.img.xz.md5
Old Versions:
1.3.4 - MD5
1.3.3 - MD5
1.3.2 - MD5
1.3.1 - MD5
1.3.0 - MD5
1.2.9 - MD5

Alternative installer (.tar)

This installer is to be used on a Linux system with an SDCard reader / writer or to prepare image. We recommend to use h3ii installer above which includes same .tar but wraps it into easy auto-installer!

Usage:

Download image from one of the mirrors below
Extract the tar archive (tar -xf filename.tar) in a folder with enough space to hold the contents (~450MB)
Update 00_conf file to set OUTDEV variable. It should contain either device or plain file path (ex: OUTDEV=/dev/mmcblkX or OUTDEV=/dev/sdX or OUTDEV=/some/path/to/somefile.img)
Copy your PUBLIC SSH key(s) to the install folder (ex: cp /root/.ssh/mykey.pub ./) (Optional, but required to have root access via SSH)
Execute 10_init_new_card.sh to write image to your SDCard or somefile.img (in case of a file, you can use it later with dd/etcher/winimager to write to real device)
Note: run only 10.. script, other files are meant to be called from it in order. (for example 20.. prepares partitions.dat used in 30..)

Version 1.3.5:

New / Fixed / Updated / Changed in this version:

Added: fex/uboot for: beelink x2, sunvell r69 and libretech h3/h2+ (tritium)

Added: Vendor_0079_Product_0006.kl (cheap noname/rebranded DragonRise gamepads)

Added: 'menu' command to h3resc (to run menu via ssh)

Added: enabled kernel modules: hid-multitouch, hid-dragonrise, hid-acrux, hid-greenasia, hid-samsung, hid-ntrig, hid-holtek, ads7846_device (loader), w1

Added: kernel: added lz4 support

Added: wip/crashing: new video mode: 2560x1600

Fixed: h2+/512M combo cma alloc (h3droid can now work on libretech h2+ and opi0(256M) boards)

Fixed: fix for black screen on boot (uboot phase is black now)

Fixed: 0eef:0005 touchscreen fix, should work now (after loading usbtouchscreen module)

Fixed: purge BT state on upgrades

Updated: armbian links in h3resc

Updated: ralink wifi driver with some new ids

Updated: bluez to 5.50

Updated: bionic's tzdata (thanks to zazir, Moscow is now in the current time zone +3 instead of +4)

Changed: enabled s_cir0 (IR) in opilite fex by default

Changed: swapped long and short actions on power button (short press to call power menu, long to sleep)

Changed: cut down logcat/serial verbosity a bit

Changed: busybox: updated to 1.29.2, enabled selinux support

Changed: removed default youtube.apk, api changed and kitkat's one doesnt work anymore. You can install it after upgrading Google Play Services.

Changed: kernel: disabled OABI compat, switched to NOOP disk scheduler

Changed: init.rc insmods default-rtc.ko and default-touchscreen.ko, create a symlink in /vendor/modules/ if you want to make use of it

Changed: disabled sst_storage.ko

Changed: few tiny changes to h3resc/h3ii

H3Resc: moved menu numbers to make them visible on cvbs overscan

H3Resc: update should preserve some configurable files now

H3Resc: added tools/uboot-h3_video_helper to report new/exotic modelines

H3Resc: renamed item 53 to "ADDONS and TWEAKS" and added:
a. change swap size
b. toggle osk always on
c. reworked menu and moved some items into (53) sub menu
d. LibreELEC-H3 installation and boot option

CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.5.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.5.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.5.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.5.tar.md5

Version 1.3.4:

New / Fixed / Changed in this version:

Added: Superuser (ROOT) (untested, disabled by default, enabler in h3resc)

Added: H3ii: enable cvbs/pal if edid is empty, ie. no hdmi display connected. needs testing. Important: you need to change display mode after every fex change, otherwise it will default hdmi.

Added: kernel module: radio-rda5807

Added: Display scaling (overscan) is back

Added: SoC info to "about device"

Added: Waveshare 0eef:0005 touchscreen single-touch support (untested, please report)

Added: 1080i to selectable modes in h3resc

Added: GPS support (fusedlocation and gps.default module, to enable gps edit build.prop: ro.kernel.android.gps)

Added: Coloured ir key mappings for remotes (red/green/yellow/blue), you can set own shortcuts with:
to launch url: setprop persist.user.shortcut_red http://some.website.com
to launch app: setprop persist.user.shortcut_red app--split--com.android.settings--split--com.android.settings.Settings

Fixed: Typos in settings

Fixed: Small fixes to data resizer and armbian installer scripts

Fixed: 'green armbian fix', renamed to 'dvi fix toggle'

Changed: Removed tethering settings (needs working softap drivers)

Changed: H3resc: item 53 changed into ADDONS submenu with:
enable latest gapps
enable superuser
install spmc/kodi 16.4.2

Changed: sshd start is now controlled via property (enabled by default)

Changed: net.bt.name

Changed: Display scaling minimum to 80% (from 90%)

CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.4.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.4.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.4.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.4.tar.md5

Version 1.3.3:

New / Fixed in this version:

Added: Custom resolutions, NATIVE, not scaled. settable via h3resc:
800x480, 1024x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1360x768
Resolution change have been removed from android settings

Added: Power menu, to activate long-press power button in navbar, then:
Reboot: short press - normal reboot
Reboot: long press - h3resc
Poweroff: short press - h3fakeoff (clean android shutdown with wake up handler)

Added: Screen timeout is now enabled (120min) and configurable

Added: Auto-hide on-screen keyboard when physical keyboard is connected

Added: Usb dongle: realtek 8821/8812au (untested)

Added: Red Gear Controller keymap (2563:0523)

Added: i2c-tiny-usb.ko (attiny85), proxy.ko, virtual_touchscreen.ko

Added: Config cache to h3resc and installer (wifi, change-fex, change-uboot)

Added: Progress feedback in installer

Added: Vendor_0eef_Product_0001.idc

Added: New kernel modules:
gpio-buttons
touchscreens: eeti_ts (i2c/spi), cypress ttsp (i2c/spi), egalax_ts (i2c) and few others
Cypress M8 USB Serial
Qualcomm Serial modem
USB 2.0 SVGA dongle (Net2280/SiS315)

Added: Installer now creates /data/swapfile (128M)

Fixed: Salmon (red/pink) screen workaround

Fixed: sshd ptmx bug (rootsh/ssh can be used more than once now)

Fixed: Pointer hotspot

Fixed: rtl8192cu (8188cu) ..again

Fixed: Assorted small fixes to h3resc and h3droid:
ssh key regen adds missing newline and removes old files
1stboot dmesg is saved to /data/tmp
Added fdisk and resize
Added real sed to h3resc
Populate env variables for rclocal

Fixed: ip-up/down-pppoe (might fix pppoe)

CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.3.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.3.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.3.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.3.tar.md5

Version 1.3.2:

New / Fixed in this version:

Fixed: Wallpaper chooser

Fixed: settings button in overlay

Fixed: h3armbian installer (final customization wasn't running)

Added: sounds back (without ringtones)

Added: settings icon to all-apps- Disabled zswap, enabled /data/swapfile (128M)

Changed: navbar and launcher3 layouts (needs clearing launcher3 app data if you updated to see changes)

Removed: battery indicator from systray

Enabled settings: data usage, accessibility, keyguard

WiFi fixed, please test and report back!

New usb wifi dongle support: mt7601u

Kernel: changed to SLUB, upped min free mem, optimized for speed, enabled stackprotector and seccomp

Bluetooth: CSR Compatible USB dongles should work, please report issues. (Onboard Bluetooth is currently still not supported).

CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.2.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.2.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.2.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.2.tar.md5

Version 1.3.1:

New / Fixed in this version:

H3resc: added tv out enabler in display config

H3resc: reboot menu changes

H3resc: added hdcp toggler (for green Armbian syndrome)

H3resc: enabled numlock by default

Fixed usb wifi dongles (oops.)

Fixed cpu type display in settings

Fixed ssh keypair generation and 'rootsh' command

Fixed samba bug in filemanager app (crash when interface is up but not configured)

Added more usb dongles (untested): ath9k_htc, ath6k_usb

H3ii: added opi+ detection (usb should work now with H3ii install)

uboot: fixed 'd' for droid

Added AR1100 support file (idc)

Initial mockup of additional navbar buttons (power button is not doing anything at the moment)

Fel Installer BETA is ready to test!

CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.1.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.1.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.1.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.1.tar.md5

Version 1.3.0:

New in this version:

Changed partition layout to 3 partitions:
BOOT(p1) SYSTEM(p2) UDISK(p3)
(this also make it incompatible for upgrading from 1.2.x, backup p2 yourself and restore later to p3)

Fixed font size in notification area

Added micropython, depmod, modprobe, env, /etc: passwd and inputrc

Changed ramdisk_size param to 4096

Added support for: orangepi 0 plus 2 H3

On boards with emmc red led is now bound to it's activity

Fixed init script (modules.dep is autogenerated now)

Xunlong's 'iDroid' remote is now the default (/system/usr/keylayout/sunxi-ir.kl), to enable it: echo "modprobe sunxi-ir-rx; rmmod sunxi-ir-rx; modprobe sunxi-ir-rx" >>/data/rc.local

Added empty /lib mountpoint

Added bluetooth support (via bluez 5.37, might be buggy, dongles ok, onboard bt needs work)

Disabled allwinner freq tuner

Added few touchscreen kernel modules

Added realtek 8812au/8821au (untested)

Added: sunxi-pio, sunxi-fexc

H3resc: 'wifi' command to autoconnect network

H3resc: added sqlite3, 7zr (7z), grep, wget (linked with openssl)

H3resc: display rndis0 config

H3resc: new item: 56 clone to emmc

H3resc: new item: 27 generate ssh keypair (can be used to gain root with android shell command: rootsh)

H3resc: new item: 57 Armbian Installer - for dual booting Armbian and H3Droid

CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.0.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.3.0.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.0.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.3.0.tar.md5

Version 1.2.9:

New in this version:

h3resc: UDISK partition resizer

h3resc: display resolution changer (480p, 720p, 1080p)

fixed bug that prevented 8188eu from working

by default we are using 720p now, you can change it later in h3resc

CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.9.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.9.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.9.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.9.tar.md5

Version 1.2.8:

New in this version:

removed sunxi-ir-rx.ko from autoloading

added logitech c270 usb webcam

installer: added dex cache purge to update path

installer: gservices/playstore updates are disabled by default

added: chat, pppd, pppoe

h3resc: added gpm(mouse), nano, mc/mcedit, ldd, iozone, missing terminals, micropython, blktrace, gnu ddrescue

removed eth from uboots

fixed red led on boards with emmc

fixed rc.local not being run bug introduced in 1.2.7

bootmenu: removed powerkey-to-h3resc, added usb kb in bt (space) to boot to h3resc

installer: batch mode, preparing for fel-installer interaction

beta testing new screen resolutions (only 480p works reliably right now)

installer: copy rc.local if found

added kexec to kernel

installer: requires squashfs to be available

added wifi support for 8188cu (some dongles, please report issues)

image_installer (H3ii): write to card, then make it autoinstall on device. you NEED to select fex/uboot on first h3resc boot

CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.8.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.8.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.8.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.8.tar.md5

Version 1.2.7:

New in this version:

Changed aoe.ko (and few serial modules) to builtin

New fex: nanopim1+ (untested) (gmac support only)

Installer: upgrade mode (preserves partition layout and UDISK content)

Installer: several fixes to workaround distros differences

Recompiled with current uboots: nanopi_m1, nanopi_m1_plus, nanopi_neo, nanopi_neo_air, orangepi_2, orangepi_lite, orangepi_one, orangepi_pc, orangepi_pc_plus, orangepi_plus, orangepi_plus2e, orangepi_zero, Sinovoip_BPI_M2_Plus

Updated rc.local calling to prevent deadlocks

Added H3resc with boot menu (hold power key on boot): shell, change uboot/fex/boot.cmd, update h3droid from usbdrive/internet, wipe user data

USB Automount should work on all ports now

Fixed shell jni path to allow java tools usage

Added slip(builtin), rtl2830.ko and few others

Removed gandroid and enabled other g* modules

Initial resolution set to 1920x1080

CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.7.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.7.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.7.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.7.tar.md5

Version 1.2.6:

New in this version:

Performance Improvements

Fixed samba browser in Filemanager

Predexed build (first boot should be faster)

Added checks for required tools

Changed 672->624 for dram in opi+2e and opi+ fexes

Workarounds for systemd/automounter

Added opipcplus u-boot

Started testing for FriendlyArm NanoPi M1
(fex available and can be used with opipc u-boot but DRAM needs set to '576' in fex for stable experience)

CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.6.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.6.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.6.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.6.tar.md5

Version 1.2.5:

New in this version:
1.2.4 (Unreleased):

Added missing i2c modules

Added file.img creation

1.2.5:

Rewrote file.img/loop creator (should require fewer dependencies now)

Added some usbserial modules (most notably ch341.ko, cp210x.ko and ftdi_sio.ko)

Fixed /sbin/busybox executability

Removed some chinese settings

Fixed SDIO autodetection
(This fixes both dongle and SDIO detection, wifi should now work out of the box!)

CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.5.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.5.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.5.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.5.tar.md5

Version 1.2.3:

New in this version:

Initscripts calls /data/rc.local for user's convenience

Updated default wallpaper

Recompiled sunxi-ir-rx.ko with full input range (all ir-remote codes should show with evtest now)

Added aoe.ko kernel module

Made a few changes to the installer scripts

Hdmi-dvi fixes (some users were having issues with DVI, this should help with that)

CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.3.tar
CDN h3droid_installer-1.2.3.tar.md5

MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.3.tar
MAIN h3droid_installer-1.2.3.tar.md5